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On June 30, 2026, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced coordinated actions targeting fuel smuggling schemes linked to Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion (CJNG), a designated foreign terrorist organization and specially designated global terrorist. OFAC sanctioned two Mexican nationals and nine entities involved in cross-border fuel smuggling, falsified customs documentation, and shell company operations that generate tens of millions of dollars annually for the cartel while evading Mexican taxes. FinCEN issued a supplemental alert providing guidance on financial typologies and red flags indicative of CJNG and other Mexico-based transnational criminal organizations smuggling fuel from the United States into Mexico. The action reflects collaboration between OFAC and FinCEN, coordinated with a South Texas Homeland Security Task Force-led investigation involving the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI), Department of Commerce – Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and Mexico's Unidad de Inteligencia Financiera (UIF). Among those designated is Oscar Guillermo Juraidini Silva, who operates as an accountant and mastermind behind financial operations for CJNG, creating shell companies and falsifying customs documents to facilitate fuel smuggling. Juraidini owns six Mexican businesses and one United Kingdom-based entity. OFAC also designated J. Refugio Ruiz Villagomez, who plays a role in Jomadi Logistics & Cargo and Ahavat Logistics Solution, both involved in fuel smuggling without proper permits. All designated persons' property and interests in the United States are blocked, and U.S. persons are prohibited from transacting with them unless authorized by OFAC license.

On June 30, 2026, the US Department of the Treasury announced that its sub-agencies, the US Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and US Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) had taken coordinated action to combat cross-border fuel smuggling schemes orchestrated by the Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion (CJNG), a Mexico-based transnational criminal organization (TCO). According to the Treasury, these fuel smuggling schemes, along with corresponding tax evasion tactics, have become one of the most significant non-drug revenue sources for cartels, generating tens of millions of dollars annually to fund their criminal operations. As part of the coordinated action, OFAC sanctioned two individuals and nine entities directly tied to the CJNG fuel smuggling enterprise. In parallel, FinCEN issued a supplemental alert providing financial institutions with guidance on red flags and financial typologies associated with these schemes. This alert is intended to help financial institutions spot and report suspicious money laundering patterns related to illicit fuel sales, such as the use of complicit US fuel distributors, shell companies, mislabeled "waste oil" and the laundering of proceeds through luxury goods and real estate.

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US Department of the Treasury Targets Facilitators of Cartel’s Cross‑Border Fuel Smuggling Schemes